P-38F Lightning, 54 FS/343 FG, USAAF, 5th Air Force, Guadalcanal

 

The Aleutians front was the most demanding for the pilot, the weather was a nightmare and claimed more planes than the enemy, the 347th Fighter Group sent a detachment, with volunteer pilots to face the Japanese occupation of Kiska, later this unit received squadron designation and took its fighters throughout the Pacific, by 1943 they were in Guadalcanal, forming part of the Cactus Air Force, being the fighters with greater range and therefore, improving the defense of Henderson Field

Revell Model, Gunze paint, decals from the Lodela version, OOB